How to get your Lucid license through Canvas: Student guide

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  • Canvas Integration

Accessing Lucid via Canvas

New to Lucid? Activate your Lucid account in Canvas.

Already a Lucid user? Connect your Lucid account to Canvas.

Step 1: Open the Lucid shortcut in Canvas

Student Connect

  • Start by selecting the Lucid (Whiteboard) shortcut icon from the navigation pane in any of your Canvas courses.


Step 2: Identify student age group

Students will be prompted to identify if they are under 13 and confirm their birth date:

Student

  • For students under 13:

    • If the district hasn’t completed the required COPPA form, the student will be directed to a screen notifying them to talk to their teacher to get access.

    • Students under 13 will not be able to access Lucid in Canvas until the COPPA form is completed by the district.

  • For districts that have given COPPA approval students will move past this step and go directly to account activation.


Step 3: Activate your Lucid account

 

  • If the student is a new Lucid user:

    • Complete the registration by clicking Register and then Continue on the next screen and the student will be automatically redirected to their Lucid Dashboard.  Their account is now set up and they can easily access Lucid activities in Canvas.

  • If the student already has a Lucid account:

    • You’ll be redirected to the Lucid login page. If not automatically directed, click Login.

    • Students will add their email and password to log in Lucid and 

Teacher Login

  • Click Connect to Lucid on the next screen.

Student Welcome

  • Lastly, the student clicks Continue on the next screen and will be automatically redirected to their Lucid Dashboard.  Their account is now set up and they can easily access Lucid activities in Canvas.

Embed Student

If you are having trouble activating your Lucid account check out this troubleshooting article. Learn more about your Lucid DashboardLucidchart, and Lucidspark.

About Lucid

Lucid Software is the leader in visual collaboration and work acceleration, helping teams see and build the future by turning ideas into reality. Its products include the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite (Lucidchart and Lucidspark) and airfocus. The Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite, combined with powerful accelerators for business agility, cloud, and process transformation, empowers organizations to streamline work, foster alignment, and drive business transformation at scale. airfocus, an AI-powered product management and roadmapping platform, extends these capabilities by helping teams prioritize work, define product strategy, and align execution with business goals. The most used work acceleration platform by the Fortune 500, Lucid's solutions are trusted by more than 100 million users across enterprises worldwide, including Google, GE, and NBC Universal. Lucid partners with leaders such as Google, Atlassian, and Microsoft, and has received numerous awards for its products, growth, and workplace culture.

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